Fresh news today in the case of Bradley Manning, the US soldier suspected of leaking classified military material - including video of a controversial attack-helicopter strike in which Iraqi civilians including children were hit - to Wikileaks.
According to a statement issued by the 1st Armored Division public-affairs staff in …

war crimes

so where is the news that the helicopter crew & the commander that gave the order to fire are being charged with murder of innocent civilians and that the pentagon are going to be charged for holding back a video that clearly shows it to be innocent people being murdered while spewing rhetoric claiming they were all insurgents?

so does this mean every insurgent claimed to be killed by the USA or coalition forces has been innocent?

remember kids its only terrorism when they do it!

"political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, & to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind." George Orwell

I don't think Lamo had a choice.

choices choices

He had plausible deniability, some random person on the web contacts you over IM and claims some outlandish stuff. You just tell the Feds you thought it was a crank and humoured the person for a bit then ignored them.

"the information could cause injury to the United States"

I don't recall voting for this guy...

I don't recall voting for this guy, in order to give him the right to make decisions about US foreign policy, or to exercise a veto over whatever policies he disapproves. He needs to be imprisoned for the maximum allowable term.